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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Alibaba offered me an anti drone camera/robot machine gun
mount (David)
2. Ontopic: Emergency Commuications (Marghanita da Cruz)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:33:06 +1000
From: David <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [LINK] Re: Alibaba offered me an anti drone camera/robot
machine gun mount
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On Monday, 22 September 2025 08:39:03 AEST Tom Worthington wrote:
> In a Facebook ad, Alibaba offered to sell me a "Long Range Intelligent Multi
> Sensor Cooled PTZ Thermal Drone radar Camera" for A$15,295.44, plus delivery.
> [...]
>
> This includes a laser illuminator for guiding missiles. Another option shown
> is a machine gun, in place of the sensor. I guess this could be described as
> "dual use" technology, but it is odd it is being offered to the public.
Just the thing you need for a good civil war! ...(:-)
To quote Einstein on the subject: 'I know not with what weapons World War III
will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.'
_DavidL_
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:41:02 +1000
From: Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LINK] Ontopic: Emergency Commuications
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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This morning I heard Paul Budde on ABC Radio National and you can listen
to 6min interview (and eventually transcript)
>
> Optus outage could cause major telecommunications upheaval
>
> Program:Radio National
> Breakfast<https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/>
>
> 1h ago1 hours ago
> Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up
> and down arrows for volume.
> The Australian Media and Communications Authority has begun its
> investigation into last week's Optus triple-0 outage, which has been
> linked to multiple deaths
> Communications Minister Anika Wells said the telecommunications
> company had "failed the Australian people" and would face significant
> consequences.
>
> * *Guest*: Paul Budde, independent telecommunications analyst
> * *Producer*: Eddy Diamond
>
> Optus has been slammed by South Australians affected by Thursday's
> outage that left hundreds unable to contact emergency services.(AAP:
> Dan Peled)
>
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/optus-outage-could-cause-major-telecommunications-upheaval/105805472
> Government Policy Specialist
> Over the last decade Paul has become established as one of the
world?s foremost advisors on the deployment of national broadband
networks.?....
https://paulbudde.com/ and
> Paul Budde History, Philosophy, Culture <https://paulbuddehistory.com/>
https://paulbuddehistory.com/
--
Marghanita da Cruz
Telephone: 0414-869202
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ramin.com.au
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